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CAT6 Cable and Patch Panels

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  • 02-08-2008 2:36pm
    #1
    bauderline
    Registered Users Posts: 898 ✭✭✭


    Folks,

    Anyone know of anywhere handy I can source this around Dublin ?


    B.


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    Any electrical wholesalers. Eastern Electric etc...

    Radionics.ie also stock them, they're expensive though.


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    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    Maplin and Peats on Jervis and Parnell St. respectively. Although the last time I sent someone to get some CAT6 cable from Peats, it turned out they didn't have any. They gave them CAT5 and told them it was exactly the same :rolleyes:


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Cat5e supports up to 1Gbps ethernet of the current type. Almost all "CAT5" is actually CAT5e now.

    I thought it was only an early version of 1Gbps that needed CAT6?

    100Mbps ethernet never needed CAT6


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    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    watty wrote: »
    Cat5e supports up to 1Gbps ethernet of the current type. Almost all "CAT5" is actually CAT5e now.

    I thought it was only an early version of 1Gbps that needed CAT6?

    100Mbps ethernet never needed CAT6

    Yeh it will work fine for Gigabit Ethernet alright. It required a lot of effort to install the cable so I wanted to have the most future proof version I could...


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    sunnysoutheast
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    I think with CAT6 you have to have minimum bend radii, careful separation from mains etc. and I found the termination gear was much more expensive (my CAT5e 24 port patch panels were €15 each and the cheapest CAT6 I could find was €60ish). The patch cords, switches are much more expensive.

    You can run 1Gbps over CAT5e as long as you use all 4 pairs and take care punching down.

    Good luck with whatever you do, you may find the extra expense of CAT6 isn't worth it TBH.

    SSE


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    Stoner
    Registered Users Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    kellihers sell them, they should be cheaper then Maplins and they offer a decent to semi decent brand too.
    what make is the cat6 cabling you have? if you want to be really fussy you could match the patches with the cable.

    I know it can sound like a load of BS, but we have had issues with the wrong cat 6 leads in different patch panels, i know the connections are a standard, but there are tiny differences.

    Nexans stuff available from Kellihers is decent stuff IMO.


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